It's called Bedlam, and it's a post-apocalyptic RPG with Fallout's ramshackle vibe, XCOM-style gameplay, and gorgeously detailed animated art. There's also permadeath, marauders, mutants, and cyborgs. I like all of those things! »9/25/14 7:30pm 9/25/14 7:30pm

The beautiful strategy gameThe Banner Saga is coming out for the iPad and Android tablets this summer, publisher Versus Evil announced this morning. In other words: soon all you Game of Thrones fans who own iPads won't have any more excuses for not trying this game out yet. »6/25/14 9:35am 6/25/14 9:35am

Austin Wintory, the composer behind the soundtracks to games like Journey and The Banner Saga, might be in trouble for...doing his job. The American Federation of Musicians, his own union, is thinking of fining him $50,000. For making video game soundtracks. »6/10/14 11:00pm 6/10/14 11:00pm

Remember the drama when the makers of Candy Crush Saga tried to trademark the word "candy?" And then they wanted to put a claim on "saga," too. Of course, trademarking a name isn't the same as owning it. Regardless, a new game shows you what it would be like to have everyday words become verboten someone else "owns"… »3/04/14 5:45pm 3/04/14 5:45pm

"The law is a ass," Mr. Bumble said in Oliver Twist. And trademark law is a asshole, or at least it is to video gamers whenever it becomes a newsworthy topic. A match-three mobile puzzle game is telling a PC indie game it can't call itself by a word that dates to 1709. WTF? You've got questions, I'll try to answer… »1/23/14 11:30am 1/23/14 11:30am

It feels like it's taken forever - and if you've been stuck playing the game's multiplayer component, out since last year, that's especially the case - but The Banner Saga is actually out today. And true to form, it looks incredible. »1/14/14 9:00am 1/14/14 9:00am